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School: Hospital Convent (roll number 13898)

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Hospital, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr. Bernard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0515, Page 019

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    In olden times the people used to go out into the fields and search for plants which were supposed to be able to cure certain diseases. Every plant the old people said was able to cure some disease. Long ago when people had warts they went out in search of the dandelion. They brought it in and pounded it for its juice and applied it to the wart and after a while they disappeared.
    When people got a toothache they used to catch a frog and put it into their mouth for about five minutes. When young people got "thrush" the people got
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr P. O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Limerick